SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers Executive Vice President and General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that defenseman Michael Matheson and forward Kyle Rau have been recalled from the club’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Portland Pirates.
The 21-year old Matheson has recorded 14 points (5-9-14) and a plus-14 rating in 43 games with Portland this season. The 6-foot-2, 192-pound native of Pointe-Claire, Quebec is in his first full professional season with Portland after playing 112 games for Boston College (2012-15) recording 71 points (14-57-71).
Matheson was originally selected by Florida in the first round (23rd overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft.